<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Jason Sexton</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:jsexton2@ucmerced.edu">jsexton2@ucmerced.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Nov 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM<br>Subject: Sign up to meet with Dr. Justin Luong! -- November 6th, 2025 QSB Seminar - GRASS-Net: Connecting restoration practitioners to support restoration outcomes in maximizing biodiversity and climate resiliency<br>To: qsb-faculty <<a href="mailto:qsb-faculty@ucmerced.edu">qsb-faculty@ucmerced.edu</a>>, qsb-grads <<a href="mailto:qsb-grads@ucmerced.edu">qsb-grads@ucmerced.edu</a>>, qsb-postdocs <<a href="mailto:QSB-Postdocs@ucmerced.edu">QSB-Postdocs@ucmerced.edu</a>>, UCM LES Faculty <<a href="mailto:LES-faculty@ucmerced.edu">LES-faculty@ucmerced.edu</a>><br>Cc: Peter Nguyen <<a href="mailto:pnguyen234@ucmerced.edu">pnguyen234@ucmerced.edu</a>>, QSB Program Staff <<a href="mailto:qsb@ucmerced.edu">qsb@ucmerced.edu</a>>, Bercem Dutagaci <<a href="mailto:bdutagaci@ucmerced.edu">bdutagaci@ucmerced.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Dear QSB students, postdocs, and faculty,<div><br></div><div><b>Justin Luong</b> will talk about "<b>GRASS-Net: Connecting restoration practitioners<br>to support restoration outcomes in maximizing biodiversity and climate resiliency</b>.”</div><div><br></div><div>Thursday November 6, 10:30 - 11:45 AM, in SSB 130</div><div>He is joining us from UC Berkeley as part of the QSB seminar series.</div><div><br></div><div>Please <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17yeeFSsRIKgEyxwHwbXWo3kpsgBy1qepWyJ1FIHHuT8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">sign up</a> to meet with <a href="https://justinluong.com/menu/grassnet.html" target="_blank">Dr. Luong</a> during the afternoon of the 6th. </div><div>Students and Postdocs please email Peter Nguyen (<a href="mailto:pnguyen234@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">pnguyen234@ucmerced.edu</a>) to secure your spot for the lunch (*free* food). Also, we will be going to dinner with Justin Thursday night (probably to Noah's); please email me (<a href="mailto:jsexton2@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">jsexton2@ucmerced.edu</a>) if you are interested in joining.</div><div><br></div><div>Dr. Luong is doing amazing ecosystem restoration research and work with practitioners across California--come learn about this exciting network! </div><div><br></div><div>Please let me know if you have any questions.</div><br><div>Jay</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Jason (Jay) Sexton</span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">(he/him/his)<br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Associate Professor</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></span></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Department of Life and Environmental Sciences<br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">University of California, Merced<br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">236 Science and Engineering Building 1</span></font></div><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:jsexton2@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">jsexton2@ucmerced.edu</a><br><a href="http://sextonlab.ucmerced.edu/" target="_blank">https://sextonlab.ucmerced.edu</a></span></font></div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span>Faculty <span>Director</span><br>UC Merced Natural Reserve System</span></font></div><div><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></p>
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</div><div><br clear="all"></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Jason (Jay) Sexton</span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">(he/him/his)<br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Associate Professor</span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></span></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Department of Life and Environmental Sciences<br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">University of California, Merced<br></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">236 Science and Engineering Building 1</span></font></div><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:jsexton2@ucmerced.edu" target="_blank">jsexton2@ucmerced.edu</a><br><a href="http://sextonlab.ucmerced.edu/" target="_blank">https://sextonlab.ucmerced.edu</a></span></font></div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></div><div><font size="2"><span>Faculty <span>Director</span><br>UC Merced Natural Reserve System</span></font></div><div><span><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><font size="2"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></font></p>
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